Washington Post Virginia Governor's Race Poll

This Washington Post poll was conducted by telephone October 4-7, 2009, among a random sample of 1,001 likely voters in the Commonwealth of Virginia including users of both conventional and cellular phones. The results from the full survey have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three points. Sampling, data collection and tabulation by TNS of Horsham, Pa.

1. (IF REGISTERED VOTER) I'd like you to rate the chances that you will vote in the governor's election: Are you absolutely certain to vote, will you probably vote, are the chances 50-50, or less than that?

3. If the election were being held today and the candidates were (Creigh Deeds, the Democrat) and (Bob McDonnell, the Republican), for whom would you vote? (ASKED IF ALREADY VOTED) For whom did you vote for governor?

4. (IF NAMED CANDIDATE) Will you definitely vote for (CANDIDATE) in November, or is there a chance you could change your mind and vote for someone else? (IF CHANCE CHANGE MIND) Is there a good chance you'll change your mind or would you say it's pretty unlikely?

10. Please tell me how important the following state issues [are/were] in deciding how [you'll vote/you voted] for governor this year. How about (INSERT ITEM)? Is that very important in deciding how [you'll vote/you voted], fairly important, not too important, or not important at all?

12. There's been news recently about a report McDonnell wrote as a 34-year-old graduate student in 1989 expressing his views on some social issues and the role of government. How much if anything have you heard about this -- a great deal, a good amount, just some or hardly anything?

13. On another topic, as you may know, the candidates in November's election for LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR include (Jody Wagner, the Democrat) and (Bill Bolling, the Republican). If that election were being held today would you vote for (Wagner, the Democrat) or (Bolling, the Republican)? (ASKED IF ALREADY VOTED) For whom did you vote?

14. On another topic, as you may know, the candidates in November's election for ATTORNEY GENERAL include (Stephen Shannon, the Democrat) and (Ken Cuccinelli, the Republican). If that election were being held today would you vote for or (Shannon, the Democrat) or (Cuccinelli, the Republican)? (ASKED IF ALREADY VOTED) For whom did you vote?

21. Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as (a Democrat), (a Republican), an independent or what? IF NOT DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN: Do you lean more towards the (Democratic Party) or (Republican Party)?